Head of Talent

Join the

Head of Talent

role at

HockeyStack .

HockeyStack is a generational AI company on a mission to automate sales, marketing, and customer success for B2B companies. We build the most complete and accurate picture of the B2B buyer by integrating with every tool your team uses, partnering with third-party data providers, and deploying custom AI research agents. Our core products include :

Marketing Intelligence – instantly answers questions like "What led to that sudden drop in pipeline?"

Account Intelligence – surfaces next-best actions to help reps move target accounts toward conversion

Since launching in January 2023, we've come through Y Combinator and raised a $26M Series A led by Bessemer. We're growing 3× year-over-year, have hit multimillion ARR, and process over 60 TB of GTM data monthly. Based at our San Francisco HQ, we operate fully in-person and hire people who are ready to win.

Your Mission

HockeyStack moves at founder speed and we hire people who can keep pace. We're aiming to reach $10 M of ARR by year end and have seen a 69% headcount growth in the last four months. Your mission as Head of Talent is to architect a world-class recruiting engine that delivers predictable execution and bar-raising talent across all teams.

What You'll Do

Own End-to-End Talent Strategy & Execution

Lead and scale the entire Talent function : Recruiting, Sourcing, and Coordination.

Own every part of the hiring engine from top-of-funnel through onboarding alignment.

Define and drive structured processes for kickoff, calibration, evaluation, and hiring decisions.

Architect Systems, Process, and Governance

Build and maintain the single source of truth for Talent (Ashby + Notion + Sheets).

Implement a rigorous governance model for headcount planning, approvals, req types, and seat management.

Create and enforce SLAs across Talent and hiring managers, including 24-hour feedback, daily reporting, and weekly calibration cadences.

Build standardized frameworks : job descriptions, role-scoping tools, scorecards, interview plans, and decision rubrics.

Drive Accountability Across the Organization

Hold hiring managers accountable to quality, speed, and process — including calibration, SLAs, and candidate experience standards.

Train hiring managers on structured interviewing, behavioural evaluation, culture-add assessment, and decision-making.

Run the weekly Talent operating cadence : kickoff, mid-week blockers, end-of-week pipeline review, next-week planning.

Scale Sourcing & Top-of-Funnel Production

Build a sourcing engine that consistently delivers high-volume, high-quality outbound talent.

Establish outbound programs, candidate samples, target company lists, and ideal profile taxonomies.

Build referral systems, internal promotion loops, and employer branding channels to grow warm pipeline.

Deliver Predictable, Insight-Driven Reporting

Own dashboards for funnel health, passthrough ratios, source contribution, interviewer load, time-to-fill, and offer acceptance.

Deliver a weekly Founder Summary with insights, risks, priorities, and actions.

Maintain clean, accurate, audit-ready data in the ATS.

Create a White-Glove Candidate Experience

Standardize candidate communications, expectations setting, and process transparency.

Build pre-game and debrief rituals that align interviewers, eliminate redundancy, and accelerate decisions.

Partner with People Ops to ensure flawless handoff, pre-boarding, and first-week readiness.

What We're Looking For

A Builder Who Scales Talent Functions From Zero to Systematic

7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience; 3+ years leading Talent teams or owning Talent operations in high-growth environments.

Demonstrated ability to hire across Engineering, Product, Design, Sales, Marketing, and G&A.

Proven ability to drive predictable hiring velocity across multiple departments simultaneously.

Operational Athlete With a Systems Mindset

Deep experience implementing ATS systems (Ashby strongly preferred) and building reporting dashboards, workflows, and data rules.

Expertise in creating interview frameworks, competency matrices, scorecards, and structured decision-making processes.

Strong command of headcount planning, approvals, budgeting alignment, and recruiting governance.

Hands-On Operator Who Executes And Leads

Willing to recruit daily, source candidates, run screens, close offers, and coach hiring managers while scaling the team behind you.

Strong communication instincts : direct, clear, calm under pressure, and able to reset expectations quickly.

Obsessed with clean data, reporting accuracy, and transparency.

High-Ownership, High-Urgency, High-Standards

You move fast and expect others to do the same — without sacrificing precision.

You can bring structure to ambiguity and build order where none exists.

You hold yourself and others accountable through clarity, consistency, and metrics.

Culture Add, Not Culture Fit

You lead with humility, honesty, and service.

You value velocity paired with thoughtfulness and operational discipline.

You believe Talent is a strategic advantage and a frontline execution function.

• ? Why Join Now?

We're at an inflection point. The product is proven, the market is massive, and the opportunity is wide open. You'll be joining a company with real traction, rapid growth, and meaningful backing—where every person still shapes the outcome. This isn't just a job. It's a chance to build something category-defining with people who care deeply about doing it right.

As part of our San Francisco, California-based team, the on-target earnings range for this role is

$200,000 – $250,000 USD annually , depending on experience and qualifications.

HockeyStack is proud to be an

Equal Opportunity Employer . We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

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